Grammy's Kitchen · Lo Mein · Chicken Chow Mein
One of 79 lo mein recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 79 for noodle texture among the lo mein recipes we compared. 19 cooks on www.lecremedelacrumb.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 79.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 4% |
| protein add | 100% | 100% |
| aromatics | 134% | 24% |
| vegetables and beans | 36% | 111% |
| sweetener | 18% | 12% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound chicken breasts (or tenderloins, cut into 1/2-inch pieces) |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons sesame oil (or other cooking oil) |
| 90 g | 1 cup chopped cabbage |
| 64 g | 1/2 cup shredded carrots |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon minced garlic |
| 454 g | 2 packages chow mein noodles (see note) |
| 600 g | 4 green onions (chopped) |
| 118 g | 1/2 cup water (or low sodium chicken broth) |
| 68 g | 1/4 cup oyster sauce |
| 64 g | 1/4 cup soy sauce |
| 54 g | 4 tablespoons sesame oil |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon sugar |
| 10 g | 1 tablespoon corn starch |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or 1/2 teaspoon sriracha sauce) |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.lecremedelacrumb.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Pretty good! I had to sub rice noodles (which i know changes the entire thing), but Where I live you cannot find chow mein noodles. It would be nIce if you could include a quantity by weight or Volume for the noodles (this is the seCond recipe of yours that s” — a cook, 4.0★
“My husband and I LOVE TRADER JOE'S CHOW MEIN AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT SINCE WE MOVED UP TO VERMONT. THIS RECIPE IS AN EVEN BETTER REPLACEMENT! THE VEGETABLES STAYED NICE AND CRISPY, THE SAUCE WAS FANTASTIC, AND THE WHOLE THING WAS SUPER QUICK AND EASY T” — a cook, 5.0★